The Victory of Joshua over the Amorites
Nicolas Poussin · 1625
Why it's great
Joshua's army chases the enemy under a dramatic sky, with a storm of hail and a shining sun and moon. Nicolas Poussin painted it in about 1625, and the story is from the Bible.
Where to see it
📍 Pushkin Museum of Fine ArtsKhamovniki District, Russia
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Nicolas Poussin was a French painter born in Les Andelys in 1594. He moved to Rome as a young man and spent most of his life there, painting calm, well-planned scenes from ancient history and mythology that set the standard for classical painting. He died in Rome in 1665.
